I make this giraffe planter with my model of paper clay utilizing newspaper. That is type of experimental craft mission as a result of I have no idea if it’s going to end up okay to start with as a result of I’ve by no means been working with newspaper for home made clay earlier than.
Surprisingly, the newspaper fiber could be very powerful and make my clay sturdy and on the similar occasions very mild. I accomplished this giraffe planter in a single sitting with out ready for the underside half or legs to dry to wrap the higher physique with clay.
Steps to make giraffe planter:
Step 1: Put together your paper clay. You may skip this stage if you have already got the clay. If not, why not make your individual paper clay? It is rather simple with easy materials you have already got. Take a look at my paper clay video tutorial.
Step 2: Get your used plastic container (any measurement) for the planter. Right here I exploit vitamin bottle. Reduce it about 3/4 of the bottle and take away the highest half so, you’ll have clear cylindrical form.
Step 3: Make the giraffe’s legs. Fold A4 paper measurement to 4 and reduce it – make the size of small rectangular piece to about 8cm. Roll the paper with skewer. You might have 4 paper tubes for legs now.
Step 4: Connect these 4 paper tubes to plastic bottle container with packing tapes. Add extra paper to the higher legs. Form it properly and seamlessly with the plastic bottle and wrap it with masking tapes.
Step 5: Make the giraffe lengthy subsequent and head fundamental form with paper (newspaper/ outdated journal/ any wastepaper). Wrap it with masking tapes once more and fasten it to the plastic bottle with packing tapes.
I’ve discovered that packing tapes stick on the plastic bottle higher than masking tapes.
Step 6: To ensure all elements we connect to plastic bottle linked strongly, bind all items with kitchen towel and glue. It’s like after we do paper mache sculpture. Apply glue with outdated brush on the floor and paste skinny layer of small piece kitchen towel layer by layer – overlapping one another till you may have lined the entire floor.
You probably have 2 ply of kitchen towel, separate them, and reduce it to small items.
Wait till the glue dry earlier than wrapping the entire floor of giraffe planter with paper clay.
Step 7: When the glue dry and all shapes in place, cowl the planter with clay begin with the legs and backside half after which transfer to the physique and higher half – the following and face.
Cease right here and wait till the clay dry.
Step 8: Use sandpaper to make the clay clean after it’s dry. After sanding, the giraffe planter has clean mild gray shade. And I can see just a little little bit of advantageous paper pulp texture.
It seems to be stunning. The giraffe planter seems to be like fabricated from cement. However, I like portray. So, after generally at, I can not cease my arms and I began portray the giraffe 🙂
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